Must-see shopping in Ontario

  • Courage My Love

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Vintage-clothing stores have been around Kensington Market for decades, but Courage My Love amazes fashion mavens with its secondhand slip dresses, retro…

  • Sonic Boom

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    The largest indie record store in Canada, Sonic Boom has rows upon rows of new and used vinyl, CDs and even cassettes. Longtime staffers are deeply…

  • House of Vintage

    Toronto

    Fulfill your one-of-a-kind dreams at this perfectly curated vintage boutique in Parkdale. Known as one of Toronto's hottest spots for men's and women's…

  • Arts Market

    East Toronto & Rosedale

    A collective of local artists displays and sells work at this eclectic shop. High quality and unique, there's everything from handcrafted cards and…

  • Glad Day

    Toronto

    It's the oldest still-running gay bookstore in the world, making Glad Day an LGBTIQ+ landmark. The store has transformed from a place to defy censorship…

  • Craft Ontario Shop

    Toronto

    Craft Ontario has been promoting the work of artisans in its gallery boutique for over 40 years. Ceramics, jewelry, glasswork, prints and carvings make up…

  • ByWard Market

    Ottawa

    The best place in town for one-stop shopping. Outdoor vendors cluster around the grand maroon-brick ByWard Market Square building, which dates from 1926…

  • Sunday Antique Market

    Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District

    Located in a tent-style building at the southern end of the St Lawrence Market Complex, this weekly antique market brings more than 90 vendors to the…

  • MEC

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    MEC is your mecca if you have a fetish for outdoor and adventure equipment. Multiple brands of backpacking, camping, hiking and travel gear line the walls…

  • Fire & Flower

    Ottawa

    With extremely helpful and knowledgeable staff, this dispensary is a great resource for novices as well as experienced smokers. Anyone over the age of 19…

  • Hoi Bo

    Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District

    Refined clothing and accessories, all handmade by an in-house crew and using natural materials such as organic wool, bamboo and Ontario beeswax. Items…

  • Dead Dog Records

    Toronto

    A small used-record store with a good, well-organized selection of vinyls, CDs and even cassette tapes. Check out the merch from long-past concerts and…

  • BMV

    Toronto

    The biggest (and most popular) used bookstore in Toronto, with a spectacular selection of titles. Vinyls and DVDs sold, too. It has a smaller second…

  • Ten Mile Point Trading Post

    Bruce Peninsula

    This shop offers high quality aboriginal items, from quill boxes and wood carvings to handcrafted jewelry and moccasins. There's also a decent First…

  • Eaton Centre

    Toronto

    Located between two subway stations and opposite Yonge & Dundas Sq, downtown Toronto's largest shopping mall has branches of almost every large retailer…

  • Grundy Lake Supply Post

    Northern Ontario

    Now located 1km off Hwy 69 down Hwy 522, the renovated Grundy Lake Supply Post has everything one would need for a camping adventure, including boat and…

  • Gallery Indigena

    Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District

    Specializing in indigenous Canadian art, this Distillery District shop sells original works by Inuit and other Aboriginal artists, along with some mass…

  • Bay of Spirits Gallery

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    The works of Norval Morrisseau – the first indigenous artist to have a solo exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada – are proudly on display in this…

  • Mink Mile

    Toronto

    Often compared to NYC's Fifth Ave, Toronto's Mink Mile is home to well-known luxury stores such as Tiffany & Co., Prada, Hermès, Louis Vuitton and more…

  • BRIKA

    East Toronto & Rosedale

    A bright and airy boutique, BRIKA aims to inspire and create good mojo with its well-curated products, mostly home goods and beautiful accessories. What…

  • GiftWorks

    Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District

    A little shop jam-packed with high-quality souvenirs at decent prices: cute bottles of maple syrup, Raptors onesies, snow globes with the Toronto skyline,…

  • Spacing Store

    Entertainment & Financial Districts

    Spacing is a magazine with a thing for Canadian cities. Its store is a celebration of urban living, with T-shirts, vintage TTC posters and other gifts by…

  • Beguiling

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Need a comic-book fix? The Beguiling is the kind of crowded, mixed-up place that Robert Crumb would drop by (in fact, he once did – though at the old…

  • Type Books

    Toronto

    A lovely independent bookstore with stenciled walls and chandeliers, Type has a little of everything for everyone. The laid-back vibe makes it easy to…

  • Châtelet

    Toronto

    Meaning 'little castle' in French, Châtelet sells shabby-chic home goods with a country feel. You'll see everything from refurbished flea-market finds and…

  • Imperative

    Toronto

    'All Vegan Everything' is the motto of this two-level boutique, selling clothes, shoes and accessories made sans animal products or exploitation. Many of…

  • Public Butter Vintage

    Toronto

    One of Toronto's most popular vintage stores, with everything from clothes to home decor. It's a little overwhelming when you walk in – so much stuff…

  • Toronto Designers Market

    Toronto

    On the quiet westernmost end of Queen St, more than 30 small designers have set up mini studio-storefronts within a cavernous space. It's a mixed bag, but…

  • Young's General Store

    Northern Ontario

    Stock up for the long drive ahead at this delightfully old-fashioned store, established in 1971. Piled to the rafters and hanging from the ceiling are…

  • Gadabout Vintage

    The Beaches

    Though it might remind you of an episode of Hoarders, this jam-packed shop has a remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century vintage clothing, jewelry…

  • Pacha Indigenous Art Collection

    Toronto

    Specializing in indigenous art from the Americas, Pacha carries one-of-a-kind creations from several Indigenous artists. Expect handmade jewelry,…

  • Bungalow

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    A vintage store selling well-curated home goods, furniture and clothing. Items change regularly, but expect mid-Century Modern tableware, teak bowls and…

  • New Tribe

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Body art is almost mainstream in Toronto – you'd run out of body parts before you ran through all the city's tattoo and piercing shops. This one, in the…

  • BMV

    Toronto

    Though it's sandwiched between a tanning salon and a construction site, this fluorescent-lit shop is one of the most popular secondhand bookstores in…

  • Corktown Designs

    Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District

    Jewelry is the focus at this Distillery District shop, with case upon glass case of it. Find unique work by locally based artisans and some international…

  • Ben McNally

    Entertainment & Financial Districts

    An independent bookshop owned and run by friendly bookworms, Ben McNally has a wide, interesting selection of titles often not found elsewhere. Book talks…

  • Freshly Baked Tees

    Entertainment & Financial Districts

    DIY souvenir T-shirt: bring your own text and graphics or have the cool cats behind the desk do it. Ready in five minutes (really!). High-quality cotton T…

  • Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop

    Toronto

    What started as a pop-up for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) has become a permanent comics hub. It's a well-curated store, with excellent picks of…

  • Pink Tartan

    Toronto

    Chic Pink Tartan boutique sells designer clothing and accessories with a preppy bent. It's housed in a gorgeous historic building, built for Yorkville's…

  • Outer Layer

    Entertainment & Financial Districts

    A little gift shop selling whimsical and laugh-out-loud knickknacks, accessories and greeting cards, many with a Torontonian or Canadian spin. It's…